Recognised as Colour
#48A6BC
- #48A6BC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#48A6BC is a cyan with RGB values 72, 166, 188 and HSL 191°, 46%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#48A6BC#48A6BC
HEX#48A6BC
RGBrgb(72, 166, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.651, 0.7373
RGB percentages28.2%, 65.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(191.4, 46.4%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.4, 61.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK61.7%, 11.7%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,761,276
CSS custom property--colour: #48A6BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#B75943
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BC5E48
Analogous#48BC98, #486CBC
Triadic#BC48A6, #A6BC48
Split complementary#BC486C, #BC9848
Tetradic#9848BC, #BC5E48, #6CBC48
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G166
B188
Red72 (28.2%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue191.38°
Saturation (HSL)46.4%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G A6 · B BC
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